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Jeff Withey: Gets another opportunity overseas
Withey signed a contract Thursday with Lavrio B.C. of the Greek Basket League.
A 2013 second-round draft pick, Withey spent the first five seasons of his career in the NBA but has played exclusively overseas since being released by the Mavericks in December 2017. He opened the current campaign with Tofas of the Turkish Basketball Super League before parting ways with the team in December. Withey will continue to stick around in Europe for the rest of the season before perhaps exploring a return stateside in 2019-20 if NBA teams are still interested in him.
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Mavericks' Jeff Withey: Released by Dallas
Withey was waived by the Mavericks on Tuesday, Earl K. Sneed of the Mavericks' official site reports.
Withey was waived in part to allow the team to sign Kyle Collinsworth to a two-way contract. Withey appeared in just 10 games for Dallas, totaling 39 minutes and producing 15 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks. At 27-years-old, Withey has a chance to sign somewhere else, but hasn't played a huge role anywhere he's been, averaging only 10.0 minutes per game for his career.
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Mavericks' Jeff Withey: Agrees to one-year deal with Mavericks
Withey has come to terms with the Mavericks on a one-year contract, Shams Charania of The Vertical reports.
Withey spent last season as a member of the Jazz, who renounced his rights in mid-July. He was a deep reserve, posting just 2.9 points and 2.4 boards across 8.5 minutes per contest. While he'll likely play a similar role with the Mavericks, as his skill hasn't warranted him being deployed for more than 12.9 minutes per game in his career, he could see extended run here and there depending on the health of the Dallas centers. Regardless, he should probably be avoided in every fantasy format considering his projected workload and production.
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Jeff Withey: Rights renounced by Jazz
Withey had his rights renounced by the Jazz on Tuesday, Keith Smith of Real GM reports.
Withey was a deep reserve for the Jazz last season, averaging 2.9 points and 2.4 rebounds across 8.5 minutes per game. The Jazz seemingly are not interested in bringing him back for another season, which may be in part due to their selection of Tony Bradley, a center with a 7-foot-5 wingspan with notably good fundamentals, with the 28th pick in this year's draft. Withey has been in the league for four seasons, but has never drawn more than 12.9 minutes per game. While he's not a hot commodity, there's likely a team out there with need for a reserve center that has solid size and some NBA experience -- a bill that Withey fits.
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Jazz's Jeff Withey: Expected to play Friday vs. Timberwolves
Withey (illness) is expected to play Friday against the Timberwolves.
Withey has slotted in as the Jazz's backup center since early March with Derrick Favors (knee) out, but both players are expected to suit up Friday, potentially leaving room for only one in the rotation. The Jazz will finish out a back-to-back set Saturday against the Trail Blazers, so there's a good possibility that Favors will be kept out of that contest, leaving the backup center minutes available solely for Withey, assuming he incurs no setbacks with the illness.
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Jazz's Jeff Withey: Questionable for Friday's game
Withey is listed as questionable for Friday's game against the Timberwolves due to an illness, Andy Larsen of KSL.com reports.
Withey is coming off a season-high 10-point performance Tuesday against the Trail Blazers. With power forward Derrick Favors (knee) also questionable, the Jazz could be facing shortages in their frontcourt against Karl-Anthony Towns and the Timberwolves. Withey is merely a depth option for Jazz, but his absence would likely allow Trey Lyles to enter the rotation as the top backup to starting center Rudy Gobert.
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Jazz's Jeff Withey: Solid impact in limited minutes Tuesday
Withey contributed 10 points (5-5 FG), three rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block across 13 minutes during Tuesday's 106-87 victory over the Trail Blazers.
Withey continues to produce decently in very limited minutes behind starting center Rudy Gobert, who plays 34.1 minutes per game. Over the past 12 games, Withey has averaged 4.0 points and 2.8 rebounds while shooting 59.4 percent from the field across 9.8 minutes per game. While he's carved out a role for himself within the Jazz rotation, he likely doesn't garner enough minutes to impact the fantasy landscape -- probably only making him valuable in DFS formats if Gobert goes down with injury.
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Jazz's Jeff Withey: Will return to bench role Monday
Withey will return to the bench for Monday's game against the Clippers, Tony Jones of the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
Withey drew the spot start on Saturday against the Thunder with Rudy Gobert (knee) sitting out, posting two points (1-5 FG), five rebounds, one assist and two steals across 23 minutes. With Gobert back to full strength and re-entering the starting five, Withey will head back to the bench and could find himself outside the regular rotation completely.
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Jazz's Jeff Withey: Draws spot start Saturday
Withey is a late addition to Saturday's starting lineup at center against the Thunder, reports.
Although the team had already confirmed Rudy Gobert as a starter, they opted to sit him out at the last minute. As a result, Withey will draw a rare stating opportunity. He could be an interesting DFS play, but figures to return to a a role outside of the rotation when Gobert returns.
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Jazz's Jeff Withey: Logs five minutes in garbage time
Withey played five minutes in a 88-72 loss to the Clippers on Monday, finishing with no points (0-2 FG), one rebound and one block.
Withey saw only garbage-time minutes with the Clippers rolling to a decisive win, and that's typically been the extent of his opportunities this season. The reserve center has played in only seven of the Jazz's 22 games since the beginning of January, averaging only 4.3 minutes per contest during that span.
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Jazz's Jeff Withey: Logs five points in three minutes Friday
Withey received three minutes in a 110-77 win Friday over the Pistons, registering five points (1-1 FG, 3-3 FT) and one rebound.
Withey looks to be the 13th man on the Jazz roster, as he was active Friday, but saw fewer minutes than every other player on a night in which coach Quin Snyder emptied the bench in the blowout win. Runaway victories or big losses are about the only occasions Withey sees the floor these days now that both Rudy Gobert and Derrick Favors are healthy. Withey has appeared in only three of the Jazz's 15 games since mid-December.
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Jazz's Jeff Withey: Seeing consistent run with second unit
Withey delivered four points (2-3 FG) and three rebounds across 11 minutes in Monday's 112-103 win over the Timberwolves.
With Derrick Favors (knee) missing the last six games and facing an uncertain timetable for a return, Withey has been one of a few big men on the roster who has seen expanded opportunities. The 26-year-old has played in each of the six contests that Favors has sat out, while logging 10 or more minutes in the last five games. Even so, with starting center Rudy Gobert typically claiming 30-plus minutes, there probably isn't room for Withey to see his role expand much further, so he'll have difficulty approaching double-double production in any given game.
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Jazz's Jeff Withey: Scores six points in 11 minutes Monday
Withey put up six points (3-4 FG), three rebounds, one block and one steal across 11 minutes in Monday's 104-78 preseason win over the Clippers.
It's believed that Withey is competing with Henry Sims and Chris Johnson for the final roster spot, but the former Kansas standout probably has the edge at this point. While he hasn't produced any spectacular stat lines over his four appearances, his shot-blocking presence makes him an intriguing defensive weapon off the bench and a decent insurance policy in the event of an injury to Rudy Gobert or Boris Diaw.
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Jazz's Jeff Withey: Provides Utah with frontcourt depth
Withey saw action in 51 games over his first season in Utah, averaging a career-high 12.9 minutes during his third year in the league.
Withey spent most of the season as an afterthought behind Derrick Favors and Rudy Gobert while rookie Trey Lyles and veteran Trevor Booker even saw more time on the court than Withey as relief options off the bench. Besides Booker, who's headed for free agency this offseason, all frontcourt options for Utah are under contract for the 2016-17 campaign, meaning that Withey is likely destined for another season spent struggling to earn minutes. In fact, Withey will be looking over his shoulder at Tibor Pleiss who's coming off a lackluster rookie season but holds a longer and more lucrative contract with the Jazz than Withey.
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Jazz's Jeff Withey: Tallies near double-double in Wednesday start
Withey supplied 10 points (4-7 FG, 2-3 FT), nine rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block over 28 minutes in Wednesday's season-ending 101-96 loss to the Lakers.
With both Derrick Favors (knee) and Rudy Gobert (ankle) sitting out the meaningless finale, Withey got the starting call and produced only his sixth double-digit scoring effort of the season. The big man's minutes were exceedingly scarce over the final two-plus months of the campaign, with Wednesday's allotment serving as the most playing time he'd seen since tallying 35 minutes versus the Rockets on Jan. 4. With a young and capable player in Gobert in front of him, Withey's opportunities figure to once again remain limited next season.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 7-0, 230 lbs |
| Birthplace: San Diego, CA, USA |
| Age: 34 |
| School: Kansas |
| Experience: 4 |